Here is another example of “Doing Print Happily”, or things that print can do for impact that it is more difficult to achieve via digital platforms.
The Canadian magazine, Maclean’s, has come up with a way to honor the memory of 66,349 Canadians who died serving their country during World War 1. As the editors wrote:
If you hold a paper version of Maclean’s, consider closing this issue for a moment to read the dedication on the cover. You’ll find the name of a Canadian serviceman or woman whose life was snuffed out more than a century ago in what became known as the “Great War.”
There are 66,349 unique issues of this magazine; 66,349 different covers, each dedicated to one of the “fallen,” that bloodless term for bodies torn apart by bullet and bomb, poisoned by gas, or ravaged by infection. The names of people, distinct and irreplaceable, who never returned from the killing fields to realize their potential in a young country still finding its place in the world.
Interesting approach, and quite powerful.
Read more about it here:
https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/in-their-honour/
https://www.macleans.ca/remembrance-database/#/
About Maclean’s Magazine:
Maclean’s Magazine describes itself as “Canada’s national current affairs and news magazine since 1905.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maclean%27s
Maclean’s Magazine has 15 regional editions in Canada.
